Phantomski
Regular Contributor
Hi everyone,
after the recent Merlin's teaser (thanks!) and new models release, I'm back mulling over the potential router upgrade.
I know that RT-AX86U is probably the most recommended model with a great stability and performance and frankly was my chosen future upgrade for quite some time, but these new tempting models made me re-think the options.
To be perfectly honest, I'm a bit torn in between these four. The main reason is probably my ideal model would be a combination of all of them, yet none has it all.
What are your experiences, ideas, recommendations?
- RT-AX86U - Pros: classic, great, cheap, user base, k.i.s.s. / Cons: outdated
- GT-AX11000 Pro - Pros: Merlin supported, 10Gbit port, 2GHz quad-core, 1GB DDR4 RAM / Cons: expensive, availability, no 6 GHz channels
- GT-AXE11000 - Pros: Merlin supported, 6GHz channels, availability / Cons: no 10Gbit port, 1.8GHz quad-core, 1GB DDR3 RAM
- GT-AX89X - Pros: 2.2GHz quad-core, 2 10Gbit ports (1 SFP+ !!), price / Cons: no 6GHz channels, no Merlin support (big one)
Why I'm saying the combination would be ideal:
- in my current setup, having 2 10Gbit ports would keep me going for a few years without investing in the separate downstream 10Gbit switch as I don't have (and likely won't have) more 10Gbit devices than my NAS and laptop
- the channel interference is not a big problem for me and I don't have any 6GHz devices at the moment, yet the separate SSID on separate frequency would theoretically keep things running better in the future with more isolation
- the faster CPU the better (if it's not Qualcomm - ie Merlin support)
- DDR3 vs DDR4 probably won't be noticeable imho
What are your thoughts? Any other pros/cons, things to consider or avoid?
after the recent Merlin's teaser (thanks!) and new models release, I'm back mulling over the potential router upgrade.
I know that RT-AX86U is probably the most recommended model with a great stability and performance and frankly was my chosen future upgrade for quite some time, but these new tempting models made me re-think the options.
To be perfectly honest, I'm a bit torn in between these four. The main reason is probably my ideal model would be a combination of all of them, yet none has it all.
What are your experiences, ideas, recommendations?
- RT-AX86U - Pros: classic, great, cheap, user base, k.i.s.s. / Cons: outdated
- GT-AX11000 Pro - Pros: Merlin supported, 10Gbit port, 2GHz quad-core, 1GB DDR4 RAM / Cons: expensive, availability, no 6 GHz channels
- GT-AXE11000 - Pros: Merlin supported, 6GHz channels, availability / Cons: no 10Gbit port, 1.8GHz quad-core, 1GB DDR3 RAM
- GT-AX89X - Pros: 2.2GHz quad-core, 2 10Gbit ports (1 SFP+ !!), price / Cons: no 6GHz channels, no Merlin support (big one)
Why I'm saying the combination would be ideal:
- in my current setup, having 2 10Gbit ports would keep me going for a few years without investing in the separate downstream 10Gbit switch as I don't have (and likely won't have) more 10Gbit devices than my NAS and laptop
- the channel interference is not a big problem for me and I don't have any 6GHz devices at the moment, yet the separate SSID on separate frequency would theoretically keep things running better in the future with more isolation
- the faster CPU the better (if it's not Qualcomm - ie Merlin support)
- DDR3 vs DDR4 probably won't be noticeable imho
What are your thoughts? Any other pros/cons, things to consider or avoid?